Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Ministre de l'Environnement et du Changement climatique
Incumbent Julie Dabrusin since May 13, 2025
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Style	The Honourable
Member of	House of Commons Privy Council Cabinet
Reports to	Parliament Prime Minister
Appointer	Monarch (represented by the governor general); on the advice of the prime minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Jack Davis
Formation	11 June 1971
Salary	CA$299,900 (2024)
Website	www.ec.gc.ca

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The minister of environment and climate change (French: ministre de l'environnement et du changement climatique) is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada. The portfolio is responsible for the Environment and Climate Change Canada, as well as a number of other federal organizations including Parks Canada, and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.

Julie Dabrusin is the current minister of environment and climate change. She was appointed to the role on May 13, 2025.

The position was called the minister of the environment until 2015, when the position was given its current name upon the creation of Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, the 29th Canadian ministry.